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eCybermission

Award Information

Each grade level participating in eCYBERMISSION will receive the following awards:

Participant Awards:

  • Mission Folder Submitted – Digital certificate and recognition.

State Awards:

  • First-Place State Winners - $500 cash award per student, digital certificate, and recognition.
  • Second-Place State Winners - $250 cash award per student, digital certificate, and recognition.
  • Honorable Mention – Digital certificate and recognition.

Regional Awards:

  • Regional Finalists - $1,000 cash award per student ($500 First-Place State award + $500 Regional Finalist award), digital certificate, and recognition.
  • Regional Winners - $2,000 cash award per student ($500 First-Place State award + $500 Regional Finalist award + $1,000 Regional Winner award), digital certificate, recognition, and an all-expenses paid trip to the National Judging & Educational Event to compete for the National Winner Award.
  • The eCYBERMISSION regional map can be found here.

National Awards:

  • National Winners - $5,000 cash award per student ($500 First-Place State award + $500 Regional Finalist award + $1,000 Regional Winner award + $3,000 National award), certificate, and award.

Award Eligibility

To be eligible for an eCYBERMISSION award, the team’s Mission Folder must receive a composite score of at least 300 during Virtual Judging. Only students with a valid Social Security number, or who can prove Lawful Permanent Resident Green Card Holder (LPR-Green Card) status, are eligible to receive an eCYBERMISSION award. For administration of awards, competition winners must complete the Team Validation process, which involves providing the Social Security number, U.S. birth certificate, U.S. passport, or Lawful Permanent Resident Green Card for each student on the winning team (which is kept confidential). Parents/Guardians must upload a W9 Request for Taxpayer Identification Number for their student when requested which is required to distribute awards. eCYBERMISSION awards are distributed as cash awards to the students. Students without a valid Social Security number cannot receive a cash award. For definitions of U.S. Citizen and LPR-Green Card see the eCYBERMISSION Competition Rules.

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